Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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